Residents in the Highlands School District should not expect to see a property tax increase for the 2024-25 school year beyond 7.6%. The school board on Monday approved the Act 1 resolution, agreeing to keep any tax hike within the limit set by the Taxpayer Relief Act. Approved by state
From the Westmoreland County commissioners to the Allegheny County executive and district attorney, numerous high-profile races will greet voters on Election Day. Arguably, no race has been more contentious than for state Supreme Court, where Republican Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Carluccio and Democratic Superior Court Judge
Highlands School District voters will have an array of options in the upcoming election, with eight candidates seeking five positions on the board. In Region 3, the race was all but decided in the spring when 18-year-old Democrat Eli Majocha and Democratic incumbent Kristie Babinsack won the top two nominations
An overflow crowd turned out Monday to hear the Highlands School Board consider a contract renewal for Superintendent Monique Mawhinney, seven months before her term is set to expire. Close to 100 people crammed into the high school library, with several asking the board to consider the district’s economics, test
Parking at several Highlands school buildings will be impacted this week and next as crews pave the lots in preparation for the start of classes Aug. 31. Work is part of $25 million in construction upgrades that will include new sidewalks and paved lots at the high school, elementary and